eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Incorporate pop culture, social media, sports and extracurriculars into lessons. Previous literature showcases the importance of this practice—a cross-cultural qualitative study found that the more time teachers spent introducing new content, the more academically engaged students were in the classroom. 3: Clear expectations.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Middle School 245

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

STEM 254

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Technology 211

Technology Mobile Devices Science STEM 211

eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

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Science Technology Laboratory Mobile Devices 208

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

One of my elementary school teachers saw beyond that label. Fantastic educators create environments and experiences that promote critical thinking and instill a joy for learning, making education a truly rich experience for each student. Each of our situations was unique, but the label was the same. And I believe that.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

San Francisco Unified School District aims to incorporate CS into the core curriculum for all students in grades pre-K-8, in order to increase access for underrepresented student populations, specifically African-American and Latino students and girls. Nine thousand Highline students participated in the December 2015 “Hour of Code.”

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STEM Science Elementary School Elementary School 189

eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Technology 171

Technology Mobile Devices STEM Science 171

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As an elementary school teacher, my highest priorities were always the following: Cultivating agency, autonomy and independence in my students. Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. Preserving opportunities for socialization, dialogue and discourse.

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Distance Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Critical Thinking 218

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says. It’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.” Barclay says. But that wasn’t immediately clear.

Math 206

Math Teachers Textbooks Critical Thinking 206

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

Building self-awareness positively impacts emotional intelligence, empathy, listening skills, critical-thinking skills, decision making, communication and leadership. Facing a teacher shortage, Littleton Elementary School District had to hire many new teachers from outside of Arizona.

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Teachers Coaching Feedback Classroom Management 191

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Middle School 162

Middle School Middle School Science Teachers 162

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

STEM 147

STEM Technology Middle School Middle School 147

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Mobile Devices 147

Mobile Devices STEM Science Middle School 147

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Science 147

Science Technology STEM Failure 147

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

Technology 147

Technology Mobile Devices STEM Textbooks 147

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

STEM 147

STEM Technology Education Science 147

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace.

STEM 130

STEM Technology Middle School Middle School 130

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

That’s why I designed a model that leverages research about the adolescent brain to create a culture of social action and service learning. The video game and coding cluster learned how to code and ended their cluster by visiting a local elementary school and teaching younger students how to code.

Middle School 194

Middle School Middle School Fairness Elementary School 194

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Virtual Field Trips and Global Collaborative Projects What it is: Taking your students on virtual field trips and participating in global collaborative projects are great ways to personalize learning and expose students to new ideas, people, and culture. It is a monumental task for sure, but one that will pay dividends for generations.

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Activities Learning Styles Learning Knowledge 168

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

By using simulations, districts and schools can get help their leaders improve decision making at times of crisis, benefitting both the school culture and ultimately, student outcomes. Successful simulations enable participants to: Exercise critical thinking and decision making Experience consequences Receive feedback.

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Evaluation Schools Coaching Participation 105

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

Holzapfel noted that tools, such as Skype in the Classroom that can offer live translations, allow people to learn other skills such as communication and cultural awareness. “It Ruba Tariq, of New York City, described how she learned in high school to become a powerful advocate of change to improve student lives.

Failure 130

Failure Language Languages Elementary School 130

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The academic world offers multiple pathways that include day-to-day routines and detours to enhance critical thinking. An approach that focuses on linear and nonlinear processing can integrate academic standards and higher order thinking. Why not give both to our students? References Capra, F. & & Luisi, P.

Teaching 119

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 119

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Scott Frauenheim, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Distinctive Schools, recalls that “if you walked into this building three, four years ago, you would see very compliant students sitting SLANT at their desks. Scalzetti’s classroom is typical of what happens throughout the school. Strong Culture Critical to Success.

Learning 109

Learning Middle School Middle School Schools 109

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The academic world offers multiple pathways that include day-to-day routines and detours to enhance critical thinking. An approach that focuses on linear and nonlinear processing can integrate academic standards and higher order thinking. Why not give both to our students? References Capra, F. & & Luisi, P.

Teaching 111

Teaching Quizzes Instructors Exams 111

k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sebastian, STEM education isnt just about reading textbooks or solving equations; its about learning through real-world experiences that engage students’ creativity and critical thinking. The Home and School Association (HASA) embodies this spirit of collaboration. ” But heres the twistSt. And for the athletes?

STEM 130

STEM Schools Math Grades 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

– Going deeper with the components of high-quality PBL – A PBL case study – Making sense of PBL in our own context – Getting set up with Feedly and some awesome school leadership blogs. individualization – Interrogating our instruction: An elementary school scenario.

Evaluation 107

Evaluation Discussions Art Beliefs 107

Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

My teacher was a wonderful lady who was originally from Columbia and provided her students with knowledge of the culture, dialect, and the best ways to communicate through her language. It is more beneficial to teach a foreign language while a student is still relatively young and in elementary school, or even younger!

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Language Languages Learning Culture 64

Class Tech Tips

JANUARY 23, 2025

Liz Garden , my co-Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Center for Innovative Learning (CIL) , and I had a chance to sit down at the NAESP / NASSP UNITED conference last July and talk with Erik Francis. If youre not familiar with Eriks work, he is a Depth of Knowledge (DOK) virtuoso.

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Knowledge Elementary School Elementary School Middle School 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Schools are turning to creative solutions such as immersive technology and gamification in the classroom. AR and VR, for instance, brings a fun element to a lesson and can help students develop critical thinking skills. — Nicollette LeTellier, STEM Specialist for K-5, Swift Water Elementary School.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Schools are turning to creative solutions such as immersive technology and gamification in the classroom. AR and VR, for instance, brings a fun element to a lesson and can help students develop critical thinking skills. — Nicollette LeTellier, STEM Specialist for K-5, Swift Water Elementary School.

Hybrid Learning 288

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 288

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For 40 years, Vernier Software & Technology has supported hands-on science exploration, and we are excited to now support these 40 educators—from five elementary schools, eight middle schools, 23 high schools, and four colleges—as they use data-collection technology with their students.”.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Elementary School 265